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Poetry. Asian American Studies. POETA EN SAN FRANCISCO is the winner of the highly prestigious James Laughlin Award for 2005, awarded annually from the Academy of American Poetry and the only prize for a second book of poetry in the United States. Although Reyes' first book was not as widely known as the first book of many of the other eligible poets, the judges nevertheless courageously chose this risky, radical, and deserving second book put out by an energetic but very small publisher. Reyes received her undergraduate education at UC Berkeley, where she also served as Editor-in-Chief of...

Los mejores libros jamás escritos Edición de José Rico Verdú, profesor de Literatura en la UNED Garcilaso de la Vega fue el gran renovador de la poesía española del siglo XVI. Introdujo con acierto el estilo italianizante y transformó no solo la métrica, sino también el lenguaje y los temas de la poesía del momento. La belleza formal de sus composiciones y la elegancia de sus imágenes son algunas de las claves que explican por qué tanto su recreación del sentimiento como su retrato de la mujer amada forman parte ineludible del catálogo de la mejor literatura amorosa. Esta...

A collection of fifty poems which celebrate the universal human experience and renew the late author's quest for self, community, the past, and the continuity of the dead through the living

Known primarily for his poetry of social protest Chicano poet Alurista moves in a new direction in Z Eros, which includes both erotic and political poetry. Moving rapidly between Spanish and English, he introduces readers to a language and a world that exists somewhere between the two cultures and voices. About half of this book is in English and the rest in Spanish.